Survival

Our team survived our final presentation. I thought it went pretty well. I guess I'll really know when I read the evaluations from the class. At least it is over. One more lecture to go and then our big party! I'm so glad to be almost done!

In other news - we got out of class early last night so I walked down to meet Chris and attend a beer tasting event at the Olympic Sculpture Park. It was a beautiful evening and wonderful to be outside......

Sadly, on my way to meet him I witnessed a HORRIBLE accident. This is the 2nd horrible accident I have been witness to on 1st Avenue in downtown Seattle. This one happened right in front of the SAM. I'm pretty sure that someone was very hurt in one of the cars but I don't handle stuff like that too well so I didn't stick around. There were plenty of people calling 911 and a few talking to the one driver of the really smashed car through the smashed window. Ugh.....That stuff really scares me......

The Final Countdown!

Tonight is the final presentation. Then.....I will be 1 class away from my certificate. My stomach is a nervous ball of knots all tied around my insides causing me great pain and nausea. But it is ALMOST OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kitty Porn

Here is a blast from the past. Back when I worked for an ISP in Wenatchee I made a webpage of Percy in his youth. Amazingly enough it is still available on the interwebs. He sure was skinny back then........

The End is Near

Tomorrow my team is giving our final presentation. Once that is finished we have one more day of class and then an all class party to celebrate our graduation! I can't believe that the 9 months are over already. Time has really flown.....sort of....of course back in January all I could do was complain about class....but now, it is awesome!!! I'll be a certified Project Manager (whatever that means). Instead of working on my presentation tonight I'm going golfing with my coworkers. Yay me!

Success!

Our auction was a success! We probably had about 100 people attend and every item sold. We hit our target amount for the event and as far as I could tell everyone enjoyed themselves.

A shout out to my friends and family who attended and walked away with some great items (fancy pants earrings for Angie, beautiful framed photo for Brandon, camera rental for Christy, and a chocolate tour for Matty!).

Apparently my friends are quite lucky because everyone that I invited also won a raffle prize! Matty walked away with 10 coupons for 1 dozen Krispy Kreme donuts and my friend Katie won a comedy gift pack! Angie won the big raffle which was her choice of any item. She chose the earrings. Chris and I may have bid on a few things as well (and won) but I can't outline them here until after certain holidays coming up pass (Mother's Day - Jeff's B'day).

Anywho - today I'm exhausted. After the auction Chris and I went over to our friend Kara's for a Cinco de Mayo party. We sat around in her back yard next to the fire pit and then whacked the crap out of a pinata. Chris was the one who finally broke the thing opened and was sprayed with tequila! Good times........

The Auction is Today!

Chris and I just finished loading the car and are getting ready to head to the auction. I went to Target this morning to find a couple of serving platters and found some awesome pink ones. At the check out the guy said "this is what everyone needs, a pink platter". So I explained to him about the auction and what we were raising money for and he was thrilled! "Perfect" he exclaimed.

Then on my way home I saw a garage sale sign with pink 3day balloons tied to it. I stopped in and met 4 other walkers who live in my neighborhood. They are on the Red Footed Boobies team. They had a huge garage sale going and all the money was going to be divided between them for their fundraising. How cool! Maybe I'll do something similar later in the summer. Chris and I have so much junk left over from our pre-wedding days........

Time to head out! Yay Hotties!

Impulse Buying

So apparently if you are me a sleeping bag is an impulse buy. I headed to REI today at lunch to check out the Anniversary Sale that started today and runs through May 13th.

I was thinking that I might need a new pair of trail shoes and some socks for the upcoming walk but I ended up leaving with a sleeping bag.

Granted, Chris and I have been talking of getting a new sack for some time now but there wasn't really anything in the works. I got to the store, walked through the huge front door, and there they were. Tons of awesome bags all on sale. I ended up picking the North Face Cat's Meow. I got the Men's Regular addition so that Chris and I can both use it if necessary (not together...shesh).

I'm actually really excited about it. It's been years since I've had a new sleeping bag. Maybe I'll try it out tonight!

The Downside Of So Much Walking

I am pretty sure I now have Plantar Fasciitis in my left foot. Doesn't that just sound horrible. Like my foot is going to turn all red and filled with pus and then fall off? But really it is just that my heel hurts, mainly in the morning, and the pain spreads along the arch towards the toe. I've had to resort to the elliptical trainer at the gym since it is low impact. I suppose it is time to get fitted for a new pair of orthotics.

My entire life I've had trouble with my feet. When I was a kid and I'd go shopping with my mom, about 1 hour into it I would begin to complain about my feet hurting. She thought I just hated shopping and for the longest time just drug me along. Then one day they took me to the podiatrist. He took one look at my feet and confirmed that I suponated and it was causing bone problems on the side of my feet. He basically said that I might outgrow it, or they could break both my feet and reset them. At the time I couldn't fathom missing a season of any of the sports I played (soccer, skiing, tennis, softball) not to mention possible side activities (hiking, water skiing) so I opted for the outgrowing. He gave me some braces, fit me for some orthotics, I tried just about everything. Eventually I started to outgrow it. Mostly.

But now this! And I'm not even pushing it yet. Darn it........oh well....time for a new pair of orthotics. Or maybe.....SUPERFEET!

Donation Barometer

I've added a donation barometer to my page. As of today, thanks to an awesome donation by my sister in law Angie, I'm at $1,420!!! Only $780 to go to hit my goal, everything after that is icing on the cake!


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$900 to go!

When I signed up for the Breast Cancer 3day I was scared silly at the prospect of raising $2,200. I even mentally prepared myself for the prospect of paying the entire $2,200 myself. But here I am, still 4 months away from the event and I've already raised $1,300!!! I can not begin to describe how generous and giving my friends, family and coworkers have been. They have opened up their wallets! But also, they have opened up their stories of how this disease has affected them, and why they are willing to donate. Every story I hear, every friend I've made along this journey, has convinced me even more why it is so important that I do this. I actually sit here thinking to myself how I can get involved in other fights, not only the one against Breast Cancer. I guess it is true, you have to pick your battles. This year my battle is Breast Cancer.....what will next year be?